How to buy Hancock Whitney stock (HWC)

Hancock Whitney is a banks - regional business based in the US. Hancock Whitney shares (HWC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $56.97 – a decrease of 2.03% over the previous week. Hancock Whitney employs 3,458 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.3 billion.

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Hancock Whitney stock price (NASDAQ: HWC)

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Hancock Whitney shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-11.

Latest market close	$56.97
52-week range	$39.96 - $61.98
50-day moving average more info button	$55.24
200-day moving average more info button	$49.48
Wall St. target price	$64.47
PE ratio more info button	13.0762
Dividend yield more info button	$1.4 (2.74%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.46

Is it a good time to buy Hancock Whitney stock?

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Hancock Whitney price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $58.48 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-11)	0.27%
1 month (2024-11-19)	2.24%
3 months (2024-09-18)	15.14%
6 months (2024-06-18)	30.92%

1 year (2023-12-18)	23.35%
2 years (2022-12-16)	31.49%
3 years (2021-12-17)	34.02%
5 years (2019-12-18)	54.27%

Is Hancock Whitney stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Hancock Whitney stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hancock Whitney's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Hancock Whitney's P/E ratio

Hancock Whitney's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Hancock Whitney shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Hancock Whitney financials

Revenue TTM	$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	43.92%
Gross profit TTM	$1.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	1.09%
Return on equity TTM	10.15%
Profit margin	29.36%
Book value	$48.47
Market Capitalization more info button	$5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Hancock Whitney share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 33.63% of net profits

Recently Hancock Whitney has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Hancock Whitney shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hancock Whitney's case, that would currently equate to about $1.4 per share.

While Hancock Whitney's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Hancock Whitney may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Hancock Whitney's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Hancock Whitney's shares ever split?

Hancock Whitney's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 18 March 2004 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hancock Whitney shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hancock Whitney shares which in turn could have impacted Hancock Whitney's share price.

Hancock Whitney share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hancock Whitney's shares have ranged in value from as little as $39.9631 up to $61.981. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Hancock Whitney's is 1.268. This would suggest that Hancock Whitney's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Hancock Whitney overview

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers. It offers various transaction and savings deposit products consisting of brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services, secured and unsecured loan products including revolving credit facilities, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, and investment advisory and brokerage products. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans including real and non-real estate loans; construction and land development loans; and residential mortgages, as well as consumer loans. In addition, it offers commercial finance products to middle market and corporate clients, including leases and related structures; facilitates investments in new market tax credit activities and holding certain foreclosed assets; provides customers access to fixed annuity and life insurance products; and underwriting transactions products, as well as debt and mortgage-related securities. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi. .

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Hancock Whitney is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.983% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders and 85.239% by institutions. How many people work for Hancock Whitney?
Latest data suggests 3,458 work at Hancock Whitney. When does the fiscal year end for Hancock Whitney?
Hancock Whitney's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Hancock Whitney based?
Hancock Whitney's address is: Hancock Whitney Plaza, Gulfport, MS, United States, 39501 What is Hancock Whitney's ISIN number?
Hancock Whitney's international securities identification number is: US4101201097 What is Hancock Whitney's CUSIP number?
Hancock Whitney's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 410120109